Dance/Mix Show Airplay (formerly Hot Dance Airplay) is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is published weekly by Billboard magazine.

The chart contains 40 positions and ranks the week's most popular songs according radio dance-formatted stations and mix show airplays that are electronically monitored and have submitted hours of mix show programming, as measured by Mediabase and Luminate. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it. The inaugural number-one song was "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé and Jay-Z, which debuted on August 16, 2003, where it spent seven weeks at the top spot. As April 2026, French DJ and musician, David Guetta has collected the most-number one singles on the chart with twenty one chart-toppers.

History

Debuting as Hot Dance Radio Airplay in the issue dated October 25, 2003, it initially ranked the 25 most-played songs over eight radio stations playing mainly dance music and monitored by Nielsen BDS. When published for the first time, "Just the Way You Are" by Milky was ranked as the number-one song, but that was following after a ten-week unpublished chart history. "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z spent the first seven weeks of the chart at number one, which Billboard recognizes retroactively.

With the issue dated November 19, 2011, Billboard changed the name of the chart to Dance/Mix Show Airplay to reflect a change in its methodology. Instead of just ranking the number of airplay songs received at six dance-formatted reporters (four terrestrial radio stations, plus SiriusXM's BPM channel and Music Choice's Dance/Electronica channel), the panel of monitored stations was expanded to include mixshow plays on mainstream top 40 and rhythmic radio during hours in which these stations featured mixshow programming.

On November 26, 2014, the 25-song chart expanded to 40 positions (effective with the December 6, 2014 issue), allowing more dance tracks to chart while simultaneously making the chart less pop-oriented. In comparison to other dance charts, American commercial radio's definition of dance music is arguably more marginal, which is reflected in the chart's content. After the alterations made in 2011, the chart somewhat moved away from its initial purpose of charting conventional dance songs, instead including more remixed pop and urban songs in place of traditional forms of dance music and/or music by dance artists. By 2012, however, the influx of EDM songs in mix shows and the addition of two additional dance outlets amongst those monitored once again increased the dance content found on the chart, thereby decreasing to some extent the number of remixed pop and R&B tracks included.

Chart criteria

There are 40 positions on this chart and it is solely based on radio airplay. Eight stations (five terrestrial, one cable, one satellite and one online internet service), serve as exclusive reporters and are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. Songs are ranked by a calculation of the total number of spins per week with its "audience impression", which is based upon exact times of airplay and each station's Nielsen Audio listener data. The chart also includes 84 selected mainstream, adult, and rhythmic top 40 reporters that feature mix shows as part of their programming.

Songs receiving the greatest growth will receive a "bullet", although there are tracks that will also get bullets if the loss in detections does not exceed the percentage of downtime from a monitored station. "Airpower" awards are issued to songs that appear on the top 20 of both the airplay and audience chart for the first time, while the "greatest gainer" award is given to song with the largest increase in detections. A song with six or more spins in its first week is awarded an "airplay add". If a song is tied for the most spins in the same week, the one with the biggest increase that previous week will rank higher, but if both songs show the same number of spins regardless of detection the song that is being played at more stations is ranked higher. Songs that fall below the top 15 and have been on the chart after 26 weeks are removed and go to the 20-song recurrent status.

Chart statistics and other facts

With the exception of Madonna, David Guetta, Kaskade, Calvin Harris, and the Chainsmokers, all of whom crossed over to pop from dance and continue to be core dance artists, the artists in the following lists are pop and/or rhythmic acts; the songs that landed them on the dance chart were generally remixes of the original recordings. Rihanna and Katy Perry, however, have been more successful on both the Dance Club Songs and Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts, where Madonna leads with 50 number ones at the former, seven of those on this chart, followed by Rihanna with 33 (9 on this chart) and Perry with 19 (including 4 on this chart) while achieving success at pop and rhythmic. Guetta is the only male artist to see 8 of his 14 Dance Club Songs number ones also reach number one on Dance/Mix Show Airplay.

Artists by longevity/active status

As of 2026, fifteen artists can claim to have placed a single on Dance/Mix Show Airplay in the chart's three decades (2000s, 2010s, and 2020s) since its inception:

  • Jennifer Lopez, 23 years (2003's "I'm Glad" to 2026's "Save Me Tonight" with David Guetta)
  • Madonna, 23 years (2003's "Hollywood" to 2026 with "I Feel So Free")
  • David Guetta, 22 years (2004, with his 2001 single "Just A Little More Love" to 2026's "Awake Tonight" with Afrojack and Sia)
  • Armin van Buuren, 22 years (2004, with his 2003 single "Burned With Desire" featuring Justine Suissa to 2026's "Sun Shines On Me" with Glockenbach)
  • Tiësto, 22 years (2004 with "Traffic" to 2026's "Beautiful Places" with Brieanna Grace)
  • Kylie Minogue, 21 years (2003, with her 2001 single "Can't Get You Out of My Head" to 2024's "Lights Camera Action")
  • Beyoncé, 21 years (2003's "Crazy in Love" featuring Jay-Z to 2024's "Texas Hold 'Em")
  • Rihanna, 20 years (2005's "Pon de Replay" to 2025's "Friend of Mine")
  • Lady Gaga, 18 years (2008's "Just Dance" to 2026's "Runway" with Doechii)
  • Calvin Harris, 17 Years (2009's "I'm Not Alone" to 2026's "Release The Pressure" with Kasabian)
  • Katy Perry, 14 years (2008's "I Kissed a Girl" to 2022's "When I'm Gone" with Alesso)
  • Pitbull, 13 years (2009's "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" to 2022's "I Feel Good" featuring Anthony Watts & DJWS)

Artists with the most number-one hits

thumb|209x209px|[[David Guetta has the most chart toppers, with 20 number one hits.]]

As of 2025, David Guetta has accumulated the most chart toppers, with twenty number ones.

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|style="text-align:center;" | 12 || Rihanna ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 10 || The Chainsmokers ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 9 || Ellie Goulding ||

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|| Illenium||

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|Madonna

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|| Tiësto ||

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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 6

|| Dua Lipa ||

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|| Kaskade ||

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|| Katy Perry ||

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|| Beyoncé ||

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|| Britney Spears ||

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|| Charli XCX ||

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|| Ariana Grande ||

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|| Marshmello ||

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|| Madison Beer ||

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Artist with the most weeks at number one

thumb|211x211px|[[Calvin Harris is the first and only act to have spent over a hundred weeks at number one.]]

Calvin Harris has spent the most-weeks at number one with a total of 108 weeks.

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|style="text-align:center;" | 108 || Calvin Harris ||

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| style="text-align:center;" |24 || Swedish House Mafia

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|Marshmello

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|Lady Gaga

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|style="text-align:center;" | 19 || Tiësto ||

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| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 17

|DJ Snake

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|Elton John

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|John Martin

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| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 16 || Britney Spears ||

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|Major Lazer

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|Tate McRae

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| style="text-align:center;" | 15

| Kaskade ||

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| style="text-align:center;" | 11

| Illenium || As of 2026, David Guetta leads with 49 top ten singles.

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|style="text-align:center;" | 49 || David Guetta ||

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| style="text-align:center;" | 20 || Justin Bieber ||

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| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 16 || Ariana Grande ||

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|Katy Perry

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|Armin van Buuren

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|Afrojack

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|Martin Garrix

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|Alesso ||

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|Britney Spears

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|The Weeknd

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|Afrojack

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| Martin Garrix ||

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| Diplo ||

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| Anabel Englund ||

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| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 12 || Dua Lipa ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 11 || Nicki Minaj ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 11 || Galantis ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 11 || Joel Corry ||

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| style="text-align:center;" | 11 || Illenium ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 10 || Cash Cash ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 10 || Becky Hill ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 10 || Marshmello ||

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| style="text-align:center;" | 9 || MK ||

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| style="text-align:center;" | 8 || Sia ||

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| style="text-align:center;" | 8 || Dom Dolla ||

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| style="text-align:center;" | 8 || Swedish House Mafia ||

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| style="text-align:center;" | 8 || Sigala ||

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| style="text-align:center;" | 7 || Usher ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 7 || Gryffin ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 7 || Audien ||

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| style="text-align:center;" | 6 || Charli XCX ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 6 || Ed Sheeran ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 5 || Chris Lake ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 5 || James Hype ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 4 || Madison Beer ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 4 || Tate McRae ||

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Artists with the most entries Dance/Mix Show Airplay songs

David Guetta leads with the most charted songs overall at Dance/Mix Show Airplay, among artists with 73 titles.

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| Martin Garrix ||

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| style="text-align:center;" | 30 || Justin Bieber||

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| The Weeknd ||

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| Diplo ||

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|Taylor Swift ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 23 || Galantis ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 23 || Avicii ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 21 || Bebe Rexha ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 18 || Cash Cash ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 18 || Kygo ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 16 || Vassy ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 15 || Audien ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 14 || Illenium ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 12 || Miley Cyrus ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 12 || Dom Dola ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 9 || DVBBS ||

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|style="text-align:center;" | 8 || Chris Lake ||

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|The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey

|"Closer"

|2016-17

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|Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin

|"Don't You Worry Child"

|2012-13

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|Elton John featuring Dua Lipa

|"Cold Heart"

|2021-22

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|Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake and MØ

|"Lean On"

|2015

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|Calvin Harris

|"Summer"

|2014

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  • Also in 2015, DJ Snake became the first artist on this chart to spend 17 consecutive weeks at number one, the first four with his remixed collaboration with AlunaGeorge's "You Know You Like It", the remaining thirteen as a collaborator with Major Lazer and MØ's "Lean On".
  • Both Calvin Harris and Zedd are the only artists so far to see their first seven singles reach the top ten consecutively within a three-year period.
  • In 2015, The Weeknd became the first artist on this chart to have four singles reach the top 10 within a one-year period: "Love Me Harder" (with Ariana Grande, three weeks at number 1), "Earned It" (number 6), "Can't Feel My Face" (number 2 for five weeks) and "The Hills" (number 9, as of the October 17, 2015 issue).
  • Taylor Swift became the first female artist on the chart to have five singles reach the top ten consecutively within a one-year period from one album, all coming from 1989. Her fifth single from the album, "Wildest Dreams", became her first number-one on this chart in the December 5, 2015 issue, making her the first Country artist (and the first artist on this chart to also have reached number one at Country) to achieve this feat.
  • Maren Morris became the first active Country artist to reach number one on this chart, as a featured artist with Zedd and the duo Grey on "The Middle", which topped the Chart in its March 3, 2018 issue.
  • Adele holds the record for the fastest ascent to number one (four weeks), with "Hello". The single accomplished this feat when it debuted at number 24 in the November 21, 2015 issue, then climbed to number 1 in the December 12, 2015 issue.
  • Ariana Grande is the female artist with the most consecutive top ten singles on the chart with 7, while Nicki Minaj is the Rap/Hip-Hop artist with the most songs on this chart, with nine. Both performers achieved that feat in its December 3, 2016 issue when their collaboration "Side to Side" vaulted 15–10 on the chart. Grande would later break that record in 2018 by adding four more singles within that year, bring that total to 11.
  • "Eastside" by Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid had the longest chart climb to the top 10 with 22 weeks, when the single climbed 15-7 during the February 23, 2019 issue.
  • As of the November 2, 2019 issue, "Truth Hurts" by Lizzo holds the longest weeks on this chart for both a rap song and by a solo rap artist recorded by a woman, with 9.
  • Jain's "Makeba" became the first Worldbeat song to top the chart on Issue 16 September 2023.
  • In 2024, Calvin Harris became the first artist to spend a total of 100 weeks at the top spot.
  • In 2025, David Guetta became the first artist to earn 20th career number-one hits, after his song "Gone Gone Gone" topped the chart on the week of December 13, 2025.
  • David Guetta also became the first artist in the chart's history to log four number-one leaders in a calendar year, thanks to "Forever Young" with Alphaville and Ava Max, "Beautiful People" with Sia, "A Better World" with Cedric Gervais, and "Gone Gone Gone" with Teddy Swims and Tones and I.

Exclusive Dance Airplay reporters

  • WCPY (during Dance Factory hours)/Chicago
  • KRYC/Yuba City, California
  • KMVQ-HD2/San Francisco
  • Evolution (WFLZ-HD3/Tampa)/iHeart Media
  • Pride Radio (WFLZ-HD2/Tampa)/iHeart Media
  • WZFL/Miami
  • KNHC/Seattle
  • Music Choice Dance/Electronica
  • BPM/Sirius XM Radio
  • Diplo's Revolution/Sirius XM Radio
  • Sirius XM Chill/Sirius XM Radio

See also

  • Dance Club Songs
  • List of number one dance airplay hits (United States)
  • List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance airplay chart

References

  • BDS Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart (Updated weekly)